Pharmacy & Health

1. وين فما صيدلية؟

   wīn fammā ṣaydaliyya?

   Where is there a pharmacy?

   Usage

   Ask for the nearest pharmacy; at night ask which one is on duty.

   Grammar Note

   In daily speech it is also called "firmāsi". A sentence assembled from attested words.

2. عندك دواء لوجيعة الراس؟

   ʿandek dwā l-wajīʿt r-rās?

   Do you have medicine for a headache?

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist the symptom and let them choose the medicine.

   Grammar Note

   "Headache" is "wajīʿt r-rās" (pain of the head). A sentence assembled from attested words.

3. عندك دواء لوجيعة البطن؟

   ʿandek dwā l-wajīʿt l-baṭn?

   Do you have medicine for a stomach ache?

   Usage

   Describes stomach trouble at a pharmacy.

   Grammar Note

   "wajīʿa" is "pain". A sentence assembled from attested words.

4. كرشي تجري، عندك دواء؟

   karshi tejri, ʿandek dwā?

   I have diarrhoea, do you have a medicine?

   Usage

   The everyday way to describe diarrhoea to a pharmacist.

   Grammar Note

   Literally "my belly runs", meaning diarrhoea. A sentence assembled from attested words.

5. عندي سخانة

   ʿandi skhāna

   I have a fever

   Usage

   A basic line to a pharmacist or doctor.

   Grammar Note

   "skhāna" is heat and also fever.

6. عندك دواء للسخانة؟

   ʿandek dwā l-s-skhāna?

   Do you have something for a fever?

   Usage

   Ask at a pharmacy for something to bring a fever down.

   Grammar Note

   "l-" + article + noun means "for the …". A sentence assembled from attested words.

7. عندي حساسية

   ʿandi ḥassāsiyya

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Say it before the pharmacist picks a medicine for you.

   Grammar Note

   What you are allergic to follows with "men".

8. نحب سبارادرا

   nḥebb sbārādrā

   I would like a plaster

   Usage

   To buy at a pharmacy for a small cut or a blister.

   Grammar Note

   "sbārādrā" comes from French "sparadrap". A sentence assembled from attested words.

9. نحب حاجة ضد الناموس

   nḥebb ḥāja ḍedd n-nāmūs

   I would like something against mosquitoes

   Usage

   Looking for a spray or cream on summer nights or by the sea.

   Grammar Note

   "ḥāja ḍedd …" works when you do not know the product name. A sentence assembled from attested words.

10. كيفاش نشرب هاذا الدواء؟

    kīfāsh nesherb hādhā d-dwā?

    How do I take this medicine?

    Usage

    Check the dose and timing; asking for it in writing is safer.

    Grammar Note

    Medicine uses the same verb as drinking, "shrab". A sentence assembled from attested words.

11. لازمني وصفة طبية؟

    lāzemni waṣfa ṭibbiyya?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check before buying whether the medicine needs a prescription.

    Grammar Note

    "lāzemni" means "it is necessary for me". A sentence assembled from attested words.

12. ميزان السخانة

    mīzān s-skhāna

    Thermometer

    Usage

    What to ask for when buying a thermometer.

    Grammar Note

    Literally "scale of heat". A sentence assembled from attested words.

13. نحب سبيريتو للجرح

    nḥebb sbīrītu l-l-jarḥ

    I would like antiseptic spirit for a wound

    Usage

    Medical spirit for cleaning a wound; say what it is for, since it is not a drink.

    Grammar Note

    "sbīrītu" is a French-derived word for medical spirit. A sentence assembled from attested words.

14. عندك دواء للوجيعة؟

    ʿandek dwā l-l-wajīʿa?

    Do you have a painkiller?

    Usage

    Ask for a painkiller for pain other than a headache.

    Grammar Note

    "Painkiller" is said "medicine for the pain". A sentence assembled from attested words.

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